In covert narcissism, toxic positivity serves an important function of escape/avoidance where vulnerable emotions and ...

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Covert narcissism describes a form of narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) in which a person does not display the grandiose sense of self-importance that psychologists associate with the condition.

Narcissists aren’t all overt and grandiose. There’s a stealthier, friendlier kind who are harder to spot – but just as dangerous. The braggy colleague, the boss who hogs credit for the team's work, ...

“Racism is a simple ego trick of believing in validating the self by validating one’s group and at the expense of others. It’s a reflection of fear.” — Christian Sundberg, author “I imagine one of the ...